Homework​After considerable research and discussion, we have decided that there will be no formally assigned homework this year in Room 23. The only “homework” this year will consist of assignments your student didn’t finish during the school day.

​Current academic research has consistently found homework to either negatively affect or not affect student achievement. Further, when homework is assigned, it often provides barriers to our students who need additional support the most. Instead, we ask that you spend your evenings doing things that are proven to correlate with student success: eat dinner as a family, read together, play outside, and get your child to bed early. Please​ ​still​ ​have​ ​your​ ​child​ ​read​ ​at​ ​least​ ​20 minutes​ ​per​ ​night.

Your child will be bringing home a weekly reading log. This reading log needs to be signed by the parent or guardian and turned in on Fridays in order for your child to participate in the Fun Friday Activity. Since this is the only homework that will be assigned to your child, it is essential that your child reads at least 100 minutes a week.